The legitimate purpose of government is to protect the citizens from criminals and or foreign invaders. Inevitably the government usurps the function of the criminal and becomes a greater danger to the citizens than the criminal could ever be. The number of people robbed and or killed by non-government criminals is miniscule in comparison to the theft and slaughter committed by government but somehow people keep forgetting this. The kind of people you want to have as a next door neighbor almost never seek office. The office seekers are mainly those who seek to enrich and empower themselves at your expense. We live in very dangerous times.

257 posted on 07/15/2013 8:11:58 AM PDT by RipSawyer
(I was born on Earth, what planet is this?)